Dr. Diane Marie Bottomley. Associate Professor. Vita: October, 2005.
EDUCATION. 1993. Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.
Dr. Diane Marie Bottomley Associate Professor Vita: October, 2005 EDUCATION 1993 Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Major: Curriculum and Instruction Concentration: Language and Literacy
1986
M.Ed
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Concentration: Reading
1980
B.S.
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois Major: Elementary and Special Education
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2002-present Associate Professor, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 1998-present
Assistant Professor, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
1993-1998
Assistant Professor of Education and Reading, Penn State Capital College at Harrisburg, Middletown, PA
1989-1993
Teaching and Research Assistant at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL
1980-1989
Second Grade and Learning Disabilities Resource Room Teacher, Washington School, Urbana, IL SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Bottomley, D. M., Rice, P. S. (submitted). The impact of an integrated literacy block practicum with elementary education preservice teachers. Action in Teacher Education. Rice, P. S. , Bottomley, D. M. (in press). Enhancing the elementary curriculum by incorporating quality children’s literature. Bottomley, D. M. (2001). Teacher education preparation programs: Literacy instruction and assessment in urban elementary classrooms. In B. Kanpol (Ed.). Teacher Education and Urban Education: From the Traditional to the Pragmatic. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press. Bottomley, D. M. Henk, W.A., Melnick, S. A. (2000). Writer self-perception scale. In B. Harp's The Handbook of Literacy Assessment and Evaluation. (pp. 307-313). Norwood, NJ: Christopher Gordon Publishers. Hillman, S. Bottomley, D., Raisner, C., & Malin, B. (2000). Learning to practice what we teach: Integrating preservice elementary methods courses. Action in Teacher Education. 22, 9199.
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Willard-Holt, C. & Bottomley, D. M. (2000). Reflectivity and effectiveness of preservice teachers in a unique field experience. Action in Teacher Education. 22, 76-89. Bottomley, D. M., Truscott, D. M., Marinak, B. A., Henk, W. A., & Melnick, S. A. (1999). An affective comparison of whole language, literature-based, and basal reader literacy instruction. Reading Research and Instruction, 38, 115-129. Henk, W. H., Bottomley, D. M., Melnick, S. M., Truscott, D. M., Finke, J. A., Rickelman, R. J., Marinak, B. J., & Helfeldt, J. P. (1997). The writer self-perception scale: A cumulative update. Forty-Sixth Yearbook of the National Reading Conference. Chicago, IL: National Reading Conference. 555-563. Bottomley, D. M., Henk, W. H., & Melnick, S. A. (1997). The writer's self-perception scale (WSPS): A tool for measuring how children feel about themselves as writers. Reading Teacher, 51, 286-296. SAMPLE PRESENTATIONS Rice, P. & Bottomley, D. (2005). Reading Like a Writer: Weaving Children’s Literature into Writer’s Workshop. International Reading Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas. Bottomley, D., & Rice, P. (2004, March). Learning to read the world itself: Examining the impact of an integrated literacy practicum on preservice teachers’ knowledge, performance, and dispositions. American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Annual Conference. Chicago, IL Bottomley, D. & Rice, P. (2004, January). Examining the impact of weaving children’s literature into an integrated literacy practicum. International Conference on Education, Honolulu, Hawaii. Popplewell, S. & Bottomley, D. (2000, February). Improving literacy Instruction of all students: Staff development in two professional development schools. American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Annual Conference. Chicago, IL. Bottomley, D. M., & Popplewell, S. (2000, February). Teachers’ decision-making in literacy instruction: Lessons learned in professional development schools. Association of Teacher Educators Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. GRANTS *Project Co-Director with (Peggy Rice) Blocked Literacy Methods Practicum Experience. Funding Agency, Ball State University Title II grant. (Awarded $10,000 for summer release and materials) *Project Co-Directors (with Kim Overmyer, and Mary Ann Bernhardt). Implementation and Evaluation of Individualized Professional Development Plans. (Spring 2003-2004). Funding Agency, Ball State Title II grant (Awarded $4,000).
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